Soil Data Explorer - NICKEL

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the NICKEL soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of NICKEL, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to NICKEL were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
42	40A0756	S1959NM013013	Nickel	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.2695808,-106.6766815

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the NICKEL soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the NICKEL series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the NICKEL series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the NICKEL series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with NICKEL share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the NICKEL series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the NICKEL series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with NICKEL, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. NM-2012-02-14-05 | Hidalgo County - December 1973

   Diagram showing relationship of several soil associations and the topography in Hidalgo County (Soil Survey of Hidalgo County, New Mexico; December 1973).

Map Units

Map units containing NICKEL as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Nipton-Rock outcrop-Nickel family complex, 10 to 50 percent slopes	57	15461	52390	1rj0	az623	1994	1:24000
Nickel-Topawa-Eba families complex, 10 to 50 percent slopes	84	33175	1507947	1mm4g	az627	2005	1:24000
Tumarion-Nickel family complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes	136	60	1507999	1mm64	az627	2005	1:24000
Greyeagle-Continental-Nickel association, 1 to 40 percent slopes	65	34180	53115	1s8d	az645	1982	1:24000
Eba-Nickel-Cave association, 3 to 25 percent slopes	39	7880	53068	1s6w	az645	1982	1:24000
Nickel-Cave complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes	93	6340	53175	1sbb	az645	1982	1:24000
Nickel-Cave complex, low precipitation, 8 to 30 percent slopes	94	4120	53182	1sbk	az645	1982	1:24000
Tres Hermanos-Continental-Nickel complex, 2 to 45 percent slopes	43	57220	54468	1tp1	az663	1979	1:24000
Detrital-Nickel family complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	29	66538	798373	vsrz	az697	2005	1:24000
Nickel family-Bluebird complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	94	41877	798444	vsv8	az697	2005	1:24000
Tumarion-Nickel family complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes	150	30197	798491	vsws	az697	2005	1:24000
Detrital-Nickel complex, dry, 1 to 6 percent slopes	28	26449	798374	vss0	az697	2005	1:24000
Arizo-Detrital-Nickel complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	5	21124	798356	vsrf	az697	2005	1:24000
Nickel-Skelon family-Detrital complex, 3 to 10 percent slopes	95	19270	798443	vsv7	az697	2005	1:24000
Tumarion-Nickel family complex, moist, 5 to 40 percent slopes	151	17356	798490	vswr	az697	2005	1:24000
Nickel-Topawa-Eba families complex, 10 to 50 percent slopes	96	91	1398220	1hxyw	az697	2005	1:24000
Nickel family extremely gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 35 percent slopes	28	8550	54492	1tpt	az699	1993	1:24000
Vace-Nickel complex, 4 to 30 percent slope	705	3969	2967276	2ww2v	ca795	2023	1:24000
Filaree-Lanip-Nickel association	190	102	3394056	hqvq	ca795	2023	1:24000
Nickel gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes	NC	128508	57040	1xc0	nm023	1967	1:31680
Lehmans-Nickel association, 1 to 9 percent slopes	LN	42694	57030	1xbp	nm023	1967	1:31680
Eba-Nickel complex, 10 to 60 percent slopes	EN	31403	57003	1x9t	nm023	1967	1:31680
Nickel-Turney association, 0 to 5 percent slopes	NT	7853	57041	1xc1	nm023	1967	1:31680
Nickel gravelly loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	Ng	2964	57042	1xc2	nm023	1967	1:31680
Nickel very gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes	NK	68243	56056	1wb8	nm029	1967	1:24000
Nickel-Tres Hermanos complex	NT	42052	56057	1wb9	nm029	1967	1:24000
Nickel-Latene association	NL	905	55670	1vxt	nm600	1973	1:24000
Nickel-Latene associatin, rolling	NL	11050	55818	1w2l	nm612	1970	1:24000
Nickel-Tencee association, strongly sloping	NTD	38680	635678	pbgr	nm646	1976	1:24000
Nickel-Aztec gravelly sandy loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	NaC	4939	635677	pbgq	nm646	1976	1:24000
Nickel very gravelly fine sandy loam, very steep	62	227215	56546	1wv2	nm660	1981	1:48000
Nickel-Chamberino association, gently sloping	63	76032	56547	1wv3	nm660	1981	1:48000
Nickel-Tencee-Delnorte complex, moderately sloping	64	48904	56548	1wv4	nm660	1981	1:48000
Badland-Nickel complex, extremely steep	16	18583	56491	1ws9	nm660	1981	1:48000
Nickel-Upton association, 2 to 15 percent slopes MLRA 42	38	58321	59306	2spss	nm662	1979	1:48000
Continental-Nickel association, 0 to 15 percent slopes	10	10003	59276	2spsp	nm662	1979	1:48000
Nickel-Caliza very gravelly sandy loams, 1 to 30 percent slopes	649	202540	57162	1xgy	nm664	1984	1:24000
Nickel variant very gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes	638	2616	57157	1xgs	nm664	1984	1:24000
Nickel-Upton association	NU	78539	634578	p9b8	nm690		1:24000
Nickel-Badland complex	NB	49554	634577	p9b7	nm690		1:24000
Masonfort-Nickel association	MN	48893	634573	p9b3	nm690		1:24000
Nickel-Bitter Spring association	NIC	2469	1897517	21pj7	nv608	1967	1:24000
Crosgrain-Irongold-Nickel association	240	21447	468844	hqw0	nv755	2006	1:24000
Filaree-Lanip-Nickel association	190	16709	468835	hqvq	nv755	2006	1:24000
Nickel-Arizo association	210	9088	468839	hqvv	nv755	2006	1:24000
Bard-Nickel-Limewash association	270	7745	468849	hqw5	nv755	2006	1:24000
Crosgrain-Typic Torriorthents-Nickel association	241	4853	468845	hqw1	nv755	2006	1:24000
Nickel-Crosgrain association	211	2961	468840	hqvw	nv755	2006	1:24000
Heleweiser-Upperline-Nickel association	289	1276	469037	hr27	nv755	2006	1:24000
Canoto-Nickel association	2058	1243	469079	hr3l	nv785	1995	1:24000
Weiser-Nickel association	2021	834	469068	hr37	nv785	1995	1:24000
Nickel very gravelly fine sandy loam, bedrock substratum, 2 to 8 percent slopes	440	899	469316	hrc7	nv788	1982	1:24000
Aztec-Nickel-Knob Hill complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	418	895	469313	hrc4	nv788	1982	1:24000
Nickel-Crosgrain association	211	432	1680992	1tf6k	nv788	1982	1:24000
Nickel-Chispa association, undulating	NcC	26614	58481	1yvh	tx243	1971	1:31680
Chispa-Nickel association, undulating	CnC	13683	58466	1yv0	tx243	1971	1:31680
Vieja-Nickel association, hilly	VnE	13358	58496	1yvz	tx243	1971	1:31680
Canutio-Nickel association, rolling	ClD	9897	58465	1ytz	tx243	1971	1:31680

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the NICKEL soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).